Question follow-through · 76231
Credit Unions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of credit unions there are with more than (a) 500,000, (b) one million and (c) two million members.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of credit unions there are with more than (a) 500,000, (b) one million and (c) two million members.
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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16 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing savings products and affordable credit. HM Treasury is deliv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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